Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desultorily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: desul-to-ri-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a desultory fashion.

Example Sentences

"She had been working desultorily on her book for several years."
"I read a page here and there, and made acquaintance with a great many authors whom I was content to know thus desultorily."

Etymology

Etymology tree English desultory Middle English -ly English -ly English desultorily From desultory + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more desultorily (comparative) most desultorily (superlative)

Questions

What does desultorily mean?: In a desultory fashion.
Where does desultorily come from?: Etymology tree English desultory Middle English -ly English -ly English desultorily From desultory + -ly.

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